Couldn't resist today...

[olredalert]

----Only the best for the Jakester!!!.....Bill S

[Verne_Frantz]

You know Jake, Nassau Blue just might be the prettiest color Chevy had in '62. I can remember when you hardly ever saw one, then within the last 10 years or so, they seemed to pop up here and there. (AND they're almost ALL 409 cars!)
I hope to have mine out by the end of this year.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[bigjake]

[quote=Verne_Frantz]You know Jake, Nassau Blue just might be the prettiest color Chevy had in '62. I can remember when you hardly ever saw one, then within the last 10 years or so, they seemed to pop up here and there. (AND they're almost ALL 409 cars!)
I hope to have mine out by the end of this year.

Verne : Cousin Eddy picked out this color when he ordered the car from Brigance Chevrolet. It was in November of '61. I was there with him and his father, and every time the salesman asked my uncle what option he wanted, he would point to Cousin Eddy and say, &quot;whatever the kid wants&quot;! The car was built in Janesville, the third week of January, and delivered to him in February. The first time we saw it, I almost fell to the ground--it was that beautiful! Cousin Eddy never waivered--the first time he saw that color he said, &quot;My 409 will be that color, I'll call it the Blue Devil&quot;!

[Xplantdad]

Beautiful!

[Verne_Frantz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cuzineddy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Verne : Cousin Eddy picked out this color when he ordered the car from Brigance Chevrolet. It was in November of '61. I was there with him and his father, and every time the salesman asked my uncle what option he wanted, he would point to Cousin Eddy and say, &quot;whatever the kid wants&quot;! The car was built in Janesville, the third week of January, and delivered to him in February. The first time we saw it, I almost fell to the ground--it was that beautiful! Cousin Eddy never waivered--the first time he saw that color he said, &quot;My 409 will be that color, I'll call it the Blue Devil&quot;! </div></div>

Eddie was luckier than the original owner of mine. His father bought the car for him when he was still 16 but wouldn't let him get the 2x4 engine, &quot;just&quot; the 380hp. But before the end of '62 he converted it to 2x4s and it stayed that way all its life.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[bigjake]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Only the best for the Jakester!!!.....Bill S </div></div>
Bill, Do you remember the hot day in August of '79 when we went to Cousin Eddy's place to pick up this car?


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[olredalert]

----If only all you guys could have been there with us the day this piece of history was picked up from Cousin Eddies house. You would collectively say &quot;no way these two cars can be the same car (other than the color). The 1st transformation that took place mainly in Jakes garage was remarkable. Other people have had their hands on the 409 in between Jakes ownership but everybody loved on the old war horse, and only made it better. Now, back in Jakes hands its gotten better yet! Its a tribute not only to Jake but all who have owned it. Of all the serendipitous stories I have ever heard on this sight, this is the best, IMHO.......Bill S